Stan Brakhage

Chinese Series
2003

A series of vertical filmstrip frames showing the progressive stages of a lightning strike, with each frame capturing a different part of the lightning bolt's path as it forks and extends towards the ground. The background is dark, highlighting the bright, jagged lines of the lightning.

A series of vertical filmstrip frames showing the progressive stages of a lightning strike, with each frame capturing a different part of the lightning bolt's path as it forks and extends towards the ground. The background is dark, highlighting the bright, jagged lines of the lightning.

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Date
2003

Classification
Film

Medium
16mm film, color, silent, 2 min.

Dimensions
Overall: 369 × 430in. (937.3 × 1092.2 cm)

Accession number
2005.119

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Orentreich Family Foundation

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy of the Estate of Stan Brakhage

API
artworks/20578

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